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SME sector: SBP revises per party exposure limits

KARACHI: Aimed at facilitating the SME sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the per party exposure...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

100 SMEs across country: inDrive Rozgar initiative launched

KARACHI: inDrive, a leading ride-hailing company, has launched the inDrive Rozgar initiative; a groundbreaking...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:03am

Business & Finance

Over 5m SMEs receive mere 7pc of private sector credit

LAHORE: Despite the significant importance, over 5 million SMEs has been facing a huge credit gap, receiving only 7%...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

CCP analysis on SME sector: ‘Complex regulatory regime pushes up cost of doing business’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared that the complex regulatory regime has created...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Mines and mineral sector in Khyber district: Study delineates policy reforms, programmes to facilitate SMEs

PESHAWAR: A qualitative study of mines and mineral sector in the tribal district Khyber, Khyber Pakhtukhwa has...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Markets

PSX, Karandaaz sign accord to facilitate smaller enterprises

KARACHI: In a landmark development for the capital market, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed an Agreement with...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 06:40am

Business & Finance

InfraZamin, HBL facilitate Multinet for greater digital reach

KARACHI: InfraZamin Pakistan’s partial credit risk guarantee cover of Rs 1,575 million ($7.6 million) on the...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Small and Medium Enterprises: Outstanding bank financing grows 8.8pc to Rs524bn in 2021: SECP chief

ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Aamir Khan Thursday said that the...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

PPAF, FWBL sign MoU to promote agri-businesses in Pakistan

KARACHI: The MoU between Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) and First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) would ease...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Men, women entrepreneurs: SME policy envisages big incentives

The annual turnover for category I SMEs has been proposed at Rs100 million while in category II, annual sales turnover will be between Rs100 million to Rs250million

Updated 14 Nov, 2021 09:20am

Business & Finance

'Oracle Cloud can change the game for businesses in Pakistan'

LAHORE: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan can enhance their efficiency and come up with innovative ...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Second phase of EU-Pakistan Business Forum begins tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan is launching the second phase of the EU-Pakistan...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Editorials

SMEs: policy needs provincial support

EDITORIAL: This government is rightly lending focus to the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

Business

Tax Year 2021: FBR uploads SMEs return forms on IRIS portal

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has uploaded the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) return forms for...

Published 03 Sep, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

Cuba legalizes small and medium enterprises in boost for private sector

HAVANA: The Cuban government on Friday approved a law authorizing the creation of small and medium enterprises...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

Pakistan

Indonesian consul general for enhancing coop with SMEs sector in Pakistan

An Indonesia-Pakistan portal had established to facilitate bilateral trade, the envoy said and invited the business community of Karachi to get registered at the portal to find business opportunities in Indonesia.

Published 24 Jun, 2021 06:52pm

Business & Finance

SMEs are the key to success: Robert Skidmore

KARACHI: Chief of Sector & Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Center (ITC), Robert Skidmore has ...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Perspectives

Sustainable job creation – a potential government strategy

According to the World Bank, there are almost 200 million people out of work across the globe and governments are...

Published 12 Mar, 2021 01:23pm

Perspectives

Small and Medium Enterprises - An Engine of Growth and Need for Policy Measures

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in the economic growth of a country. They are considered...

Published 19 Jan, 2021 12:14pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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